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Antonio Cerdá

Argentina · born , Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina · died

2runner-up finishes

Summary

Near misses

  1. 1951 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club · runner-up to Max Faulkner · 287
  2. 1952 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 295
  3. 1953 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · runner-up to Ben Hogan · 286
  4. 1954 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 286
  5. 1955 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
  6. 1956 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T8 · 294
  7. 1957 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 287

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Max Faulkner's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1953 The Open

    Runner-up to Ben Hogan · 286.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1953.

    Career line, 1951–1957

    7 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10

    Antonio Cerdá was born on December 10, 1921, in Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina. Cerdá's best major finish was second, at the 1951 Open and the 1953 Open.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1951 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club · runner-up to Max Faulkner · 287
    2. 1952 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 295
    3. 1953 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · runner-up to Ben Hogan · 286
    4. 1954 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 286
    5. 1955 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
    6. 1956 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T8 · 294
    7. 1957 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 287

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Other names

    Status

    Died in

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1950 Spanish Open winner
    • 1951 German Open winner
    • 1952 German Open winner
    • 1952 Belgian Open winner
    • 1952 Spalding Tournament winner
    • 1955 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament winner
    • 1956 Dutch Open winner
    • 1956 Italian Open winner
    • 1944 Cordoba PGA Championship winner
    • 1946 Alta Gracia Tournament winner

    Source: Wikipedia: Antonio Cerdá

    Known for

    • Argentine professional golfer; runner-up in the 1951 and 1953 Open Championships. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Antonio Cerdá
    2. Wikidata: Q4776522
    3. Golf Compendium 1952
    4. R&A 1954
    5. R&A 1955
    6. R&A 1956
    7. R&A 1957